The cultivator who presided over the formation swept his spiritual sense over the jade token in her hand, and after confirming that it was correct, he led Xu Chunniang into a secret teleportation formation.
A white light lit up, and her figure disappeared into the formation.
Compared with the islands under its jurisdiction, Yanzhou Zudao is not only larger in area and more spiritual, but also has tall and lush trees, and a hint of ancient and vast atmosphere.
After Xu Chunniang left the teleportation array, she walked towards the discussion venue under the guidance of a cultivator.
"The venue for the discussion is in front, you can go there by yourself. Zudao is an important place, and it is the origin of Yanzhou. There are many prohibitions on the island, so I hope you don't walk around casually."
The person who was speaking had a smile on his face, and his politeness contained a warning.
In the past, there were many monks who came to the ancestral island for the first time, wandering around the island and causing a lot of trouble.
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly and walked towards the discussion venue.
Before I even reached the venue, I could hear several arguing voices coming from afar.
"Master Qingzhu is wrong. If you let everything go with the flow and don't fight or compete, how can you go far on the path of cultivation? Master Qingzhu's words are just because you have a better background than most people, so you don't need to bother fighting anymore."
"We cultivators from small families are naturally inferior to the aristocratic families. If we don't fight or compete, how can we compete with them?"
Listening to the crowd's objections, Master Qingzhu was silent for a long time before speaking.
"The Tao governs all things and is natural. Everyone's understanding of the Tao is different. What suits me may not suit you."
"Master Qingzhu, are you trying to fool us with this statement?"
"That's right. How can there be no competition in the way of cultivation in this world? Survival of the fittest is the truth of the world."
"Take the battle between us and the sea monsters for example. If we don't fight, we will be handing over our human island. Master Qingzhu ranks in the top 100 on the merit list and has killed countless sea monsters. But now he advises us to obey fate. Isn't it ridiculous?"
A tall and thin male cultivator said this, and caught a glimpse of Xu Chunniang walking towards the venue. He recognized her identity and asked, "What do you think of what I said, Fairy Miaofa?"
Xu Chunniang looked around and saw that the discussion meeting had just begun and there were not many people sitting down.
But all those who came to the ancestral island to participate in this discussion meeting were cultivators who ranked high on the merit list.
This tall and thin male cultivator is named Tun Yue, and has reached the late Jindan stage of cultivation. He is famous for his magical power of Tun Yue, and ranks over 300th on the merit list.
Seeing that others were looking at her because of Master Tun Yue's words, Xu Chunniang spoke calmly.
"There are three thousand ways of the Tao in the world, and there are countless people who practice Taoism. The true meaning of Taoism is not something I can talk about lightly."
Master Tun Yue frowned slightly. It was fine that Miao Fa did not agree with his point of view, but he also said something about the Tao not being able to be discussed lightly. It was really puzzling.
If we don't speak the Dao lightly as she said, then what is the point of discussing the Dao
“Fairy Miaofa is too modest. Although you are only ranked 900th on the Merit List, we have watched you grow from an unknown to where you are today over the past few months.
The more you debate, the clearer the truth becomes; the more you discuss, the clearer the truth becomes. Only by constantly discussing the truth can you make your heart firmer and clearer. "
Xu Chunniang did not comment, picked a corner and sat down, looking as if she did not want to participate in the discussion.
Seeing this, the few people led by Master Tunyue did not say anything more and continued to talk about the previous topic.
As time went by, more and more monks gathered in the venue.
There were monks wearing fiery red Taoist robes with the Vermillion Bird totem printed on them, who offered fruits and fine wine one by one.
Xu Chunniang listened to these people talking about everything from the Three Thousand Great Dao to unorthodox ways, and from Taoism to cultivation and enlightenment. She nonchalantly tasted the spiritual fruit on the plate, waiting for the night to come.
As the sky gradually darkened, fireflies lit up all around, illuminating the Taoist temple as bright as day. After a whole day of discussing Taoism, these Jindan monks finally quieted down.
A female cultivator in a scarlet dress stepped into the venue with a smile on her face and bowed slightly to the cultivators from all directions.
"Hello fellow Taoists, my name is Zhu Qiaoqiao, and I am the host of this discussion. After the discussion during the day, I believe you have all gained a lot, right?"
"I have indeed gained a lot, but before I was invited here, I heard that in addition to the discussion of the Dao, there would also be a Yuanying Zhenjun preaching the Dao. However, the Yuanying Zhenjun did not appear at the venue of the discussion today."
"I heard that your Zhu family will hold an auction for Jindan cultivators on Zudao. All the spiritual materials put up for auction are top-quality. I wonder when the auction will be held?"
"Don't worry, fellow Taoists. This is only the first day of the Dao Conference. The auction will be held tomorrow, and Yuanying Zhenjun's lecture will be the day after tomorrow."
Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled slightly and continued.
"The Zhu family held this seminar and invited cultivators from all over to come to our Yanzhou ancestral island. In addition to the auction and Yuanying Zhenjun's lecture, they also carefully planned a small trade fair, which I will host for everyone."
As soon as Zhu Qiaoqiao finished speaking, many people expressed their agreement.
"It's a rare opportunity to have so many like-minded people gathered here today, and with the Zhu family as a guarantor, maybe we can really gain something today."
"Haha, I don't know if I have gained anything, but I have a few treasures at the bottom of my box that I have been reluctant to sell. If I come across something that makes my heart beat today, I might have to give these treasures to you."
Hearing that the small trade fair was about to begin, Xu Chunniang, who was resting with her eyes closed in the corner, opened her eyes.
She came here to attend the Taoist conference because she wanted to find out at this small trade fair whether there was any news about Ximing and Kunlun.
There are hundreds of Jindan cultivators present, and perhaps she can find what she wants.
Just as Xu Chunniang was hesitating, Zhu Qiaoqiao on the stage took out a jade box from the storage space and gently opened it.
A crystal clear, snow-white sea pearl about the size of a lychee appeared, exuding an amazing spiritual charm.
"It's the Sea Spirit Pearl!"
Someone exclaimed, staring at the Sea Spirit Pearl with longing eyes. This Sea Spirit Pearl was almost flawless, and the spiritual energy contained in it was probably no less than half a top-grade spirit stone.
"A sea spirit pearl this big would probably cost at least 400,000 spirit stones."
"Sea Spirit Pearls are extremely rare. It is often difficult to find one even in the bodies of hundreds of sea monsters in the Jindan stage. I heard that sea creatures can breed Sea Spirit Pearls in their bodies, but I don't know if the rumor is true or not."
Satisfied to see that everyone was surprised by her taking out the Sea Spirit Pearl, Zhu Qiaoqiao smiled calmly and removed the restriction on the jade box, allowing them to feel the majestic spiritual energy in the Sea Spirit Pearl more clearly.
"I want to use this sea spirit bead to exchange for a fire attribute magic weapon, the grade of which is no less than mid-grade."
The value of the Sea Spirit Pearl is no less than 400,000, and the value of a mid-grade magic weapon is between 200,000 and 800,000, which is closely related to the efficacy and material of the magic weapon.
As soon as Zhu Qiaoqiao finished speaking, someone took out a fiery red long sword and activated it.
"Fairy, what do you think of my flaming sword?"